Chapter 1607: Return to Great Xia City! Two True Heads!

On the second day, the entire Southern Region of Great Xia welcomed the most exhilarating day in recent years; forces from all factions gathered at South Wind City, and ultimately, with the Five Dragon Guards led by Li Luo as the vanguard, they launched a grand Northern Expedition.

The great army advanced from south to north, tearing apart and sweeping away the tide of alien creatures along the way as if crushing withered wood.

City after city was reclaimed, yet each was filled with dead silence and devoid of human life; within them lay countless tragic scenes that made one's scalp prickle while also breeding boundless hatred for those alien creatures.

The ancestral lands stretching ten thousand li once again fell under the control of the Great Xia Wang Ting.

Facing the offensive from the Southern Region of Great Xia, the alien side, by contrast, showed no movement; not only did the Three Evil Kings cease to appear, but even some High Ranks of True Demon aliens were rarely seen.

Thus, this Northern Expedition could be described as unstoppable.

Above the vast battlefield shrouded in war flames, Li Luo stood suspended in mid-air; where his gaze fell, the various armies of the Southern Region continued to push forward, capturing city after city, clearing numerous remaining aliens, as countless waves of Xiang Li power rose up.

The great army's Northern Expedition had already lasted a full five days; at this speed, the spearhead would likely soon point directly at the Great Xia Ducheng.

Yet, this was too smooth.

The aliens seemed to have completely abandoned resistance.

Li Luo's eyes showed contemplation; then, spotting the signal transmitted from the mountain peak ahead, his figure descended. Here, the leaders of each division—Jiang Jiang Qinge, Pang Pang Qianyuan, Lan Lan Lingzi, the Princess, Seeing Yu Lang, and others—were all gathered.

"Li Luo, at noon tomorrow, our main forces will enter the territory of the Great Xia Ducheng." Upon seeing Li Luo arrive, Pang Pang Qianyuan spoke first.

At these words, everyone present wore complex expressions; even Li Luo was momentarily dazed. He still remembered the great upheaval in the Great Xia Ducheng back then, the day the alien calamity erupted, when the prosperous Great Xia Ducheng turned into a ghost realm and forces from all factions fled in panic.

Even he and Jiang Jiang Qinge had been forced to abandon the headquarters of the Luo Lan Manor and lead the crowd to retreat to South Wind City.

Back then, no one likely knew whether they would ever have a day to return.

"The Three Evil Kings have not appeared to this day, but if we say they have already given up, that is obviously impossible; that Eight-Headed Black Demon King is not one to easily let things go. It has plotted in Great Xia for so many years and will not easily give up," Pang Pang Qianyuan said in a deep voice.

"Therefore, the true great battle is likely waiting for us at the Great Xia Ducheng."

Li Luo nodded; he also agreed with Pang Pang Qianyuan's analysis. The current defeat of the alien calamity was merely a contraction of forces, a stubborn defense of the Great Xia Ducheng, waiting for a world-shaking great decisive battle.

"With the situation having reached this point, we have no possibility of retreat; this battle must come in the end." Li Luo's expression was solemn; although a great decisive battle concerning the true survival of Great Xia would arrive tomorrow, he felt no fear whatsoever.

The current him was no longer the One-Star Academy student from when the alien calamity first erupted.

Back then, facing this terrifying alien calamity, he could only flee the Great Xia Ducheng in panic; but now, he possessed the power to shake the situation.

The time had come for this alien calamity, which had raged in Great Xia for several years, to meet its end.

"Princess, Vice Dean Su Xin, issue orders to all divisions to consolidate their forces and prepare for tomorrow's great battle." Li Luo looked at the two and said.

The Princess and Vice Dean Su Xin both nodded; now, the weight of Li Luo's words was no less than Pang Pang Qianyuan's, so naturally, they would no longer treat the other as the One-Star Academy student from back then.

As orders continued to be issued, the various troops on this vast battlefield began to gather, consolidate their strength, and advance steadily.

Thus, at noon on the second day.

Li Luo, Jiang Jiang Qinge, Pang Pang Qianyuan, Lan Lan Lingzi, Li Li Qingying, and many other powerful figures appeared first atop a mountain peak; their gazes gazed forward, and at the end of their line of sight, a majestic city stood like a giant beast.

After many years, they finally saw the Great Xia Ducheng once again.

However, the former prosperity and human vitality had completely vanished, replaced by an atmosphere of dead silence; a powerful and intense aura of evil intent constantly surged from within the city, shooting straight to the sky, making the weather here unusually dark and cold.

Even at such a great distance, Li Luo and the others could still perceive countless aliens within the city, their bodies wrapped in powerful evil intent.

And when Li Luo and his group appeared outside the Great Xia Ducheng, they saw terrifying evil intent surging from above the towering walls of the Great Xia City, finally coalescing into three figures.

These were the Fish Chi King, Corpse Wang King, and Demon Liao King, who had never appeared before.

"Pang Pang Qianyuan, I didn't expect you would actually dare to come." The Fish Chi King's eyes, gray-white like dead fish, looked coldly at the crowd; an unsettling voice echoed throughout heaven and earth.

"You have done evil on this land for many years; if I do not come to wipe you out completely, how can I justify the many students of the Holy Profound Star Academy who died?" Pang Pang Qianyuan said lightly, with intense killing intent flowing in his voice.

"I fear this place will become your burial ground."

As these words fell, led by the Fish Chi King, the Three Evil Kings suddenly let out a long cry to the sky; the cry sounded like a wailing ghost, extremely piercing, while at the same time, vast and powerful black fog of evil intent surged violently.

Deep within the Great Xia City, violent tremors emerged; they saw the ground there crack, and a giant object slowly rose from beneath the earth.

That giant object had the shape of a skull, but wrapping the skull were countless corpses; these corpses flowed with rolling fresh blood, dyeing the skeletal skull a blood-red hue.

At this moment, the skeletal skull opened its giant mouth; from within that giant mouth, two huge black hands emerged, which suddenly tore the void above, carving open a massive spatial rift.

Within the spatial rift, evil intent so terrifying it was indescribable surged out like a tide.

The black hands slowly exerted force, continuously expanding the spatial rift.

And as the spatial rift expanded, suddenly, a huge and terrifying skull drilled out from the depths of the spatial rift.

It was a Green-Faced Head, grotesque and fearsome, seemingly containing the most evil and wicked qi in the world; when it appeared, heaven and earth seemed to tremble in shock.

Li Luo, Pang Pang Qianyuan, and the others recognized it; it was the Green-Faced Head of the Eight-Headed Black Demon King. Previously, the Fish Chi King and the others had summoned its fake head, which possessed terrifying power.

But at this moment, this Green-Faced Head was not a fake head, but a true head!

A sense of oppression that made one feel fear, as the Green-Faced Head drilled out of the spatial rift, covered everyone's heads; at this moment, even the expressions of Li Luo, Pang Pang Qianyuan, and others became solemn, while the Princess, Vice Dean Su Xin, and many other Marquis-level experts turned slightly pale.

But this was not yet over; as the black giant hand continued to widen the spatial rift, they saw the void there rapidly crack; in the next moment, another terrifying skull drilled out.

It was a Red-Faced Head, covered in mad, twisted smiles; even if a Marquis-level expert stared at it for too long, their heart would gradually be covered by madness, eventually losing reason.

The Green-Faced Head and the Red-Faced Head were both in a state with their eyes tightly closed at this moment.

"Those are the Green-Faced Head and the Red-Faced Head of the Eight-Headed Black Demon King; their ritual, prepared for so long, has not yet fully summoned the true body of the Eight-Headed Black Demon King, but it has temporarily summoned two true heads!"

Seeing this scene, Pang Pang Qianyuan's face became even more solemn; then he said, "However, fortunately, the Green-Faced Head and the Red-Faced Head have not yet opened their eyes; this indicates that the will of the Eight-Headed Black Demon King has not yet descended. We must quickly destroy that skeletal skull serving as the reception platform; otherwise, as more true heads descend, the will of the Eight-Headed Black Demon King will also fall!"

Everyone's expressions became tense.

If the Eight-Headed Black Demon King were truly allowed to descend completely, I fear everyone present combined would not be its match.

"I, along with A-Ling and the Clan Head Li Qingying, will deal with the Three Evil Kings; Li Luo, Jiang Jiang Qinge, you lead the crowd to break through the alien defense line, enter the Great Xia City, and destroy that reception platform!" Pang Pang Qianyuan took a deep breath and shouted in a deep voice.

Boom!

As his words fell, his figure had already stepped out into the void; above his head, the energy of heaven and earth gathered into a giant vortex, forming a royal crown flowing with vast primordial power, from which thousands of pure qi streams descended, cleansing the sky.

Seeing this, Li Li Qingying and Lan Lan Lingzi immediately summoned their royal crowns; vast primordial power pierced the sky, heading straight to bombard the Three Evil Kings.

"Five Dragon Guards, form the formation!"

Li Luo's shout was like thunder, and the Five Dragon Guards also erupted with deafening roars; in the next moment, a vast and mighty power coalesced, causing the void to crack and vibrate.

Li Luo took a step forward, about to invoke the power of the Five Dragon Formation to bolster himself.

But it was at this very moment that the Green-Faced and Red-Faced True Heads above Great Xia City suddenly moved their lips, emitting a low, eerie whisper.

That whispering sound, as if penetrating every crevice, spread throughout heaven and earth.

Everyone who heard this eerie whisper suddenly felt a surge of intense madness in their hearts, and their faces twisted accordingly.

Immediately, the troops of all factions fell into chaos.

The Five Heavenly Dragon Guards were also affected; many wore expressions of pain and madness as negative emotions surged from the depths of their hearts. Although this did not cause them to lose control entirely, it did shatter the formation state that had united the Five Heavenly Dragon Guards into one.

"Pulse Head Li Luo, the Heavenly Dragon Array is being disrupted by demonic sound and cannot coalesce into a single entity!" Li Fuo shouted with a grim expression.

At this moment, the massive dragon shadow that had originally coalesced from within the Heavenly Dragon Array began to dissipate rapidly, and the immense power that had been amplifying Li Luo was weakening at an astonishing speed.

The Five Heavenly Dragon Guards thus became agitated and chaotic.

Li Luo gazed at this scene, his brows furrowing slightly as his expression gradually grew serious; clearly, this eerie whisper of the opponent was specifically aimed at his Heavenly Dragon Array.

After suffering a great defeat outside Nanfeng City, the Three Evil Kings had also prepared their trump cards for this battle.

And without the amplification of the Heavenly Dragon Array, Li Luo was merely a peerless Sixth Grade.

This decisive battle of Great Xia was indeed not as simple as imagined.